novelraw Chapter 567 - 566: Brought a Wife Back (Part 1)
Chapter 567 - 566: Brought a Wife Back (Part 1)
Ji Rui rarely smiled at the old man, "Yes, thank you, Grandpa, for making it happen!"The Old Master couldn’t stop grinning. He originally thought he would have to wait a while to hear his granddaughter call him Grandpa, not to mention from Ji Rui — that seemed like a distant dream.
Who knew that in just one day, these two young people came around, obediently went to get the certificate, and even changed how they addressed him. It seemed that this trip to R City was well worth it.
"Grandpa, about this cooperation proposal..."
Le Tong raised the documents in her hand, hinting that this matter should not be delayed. How could the old man not understand?
"Alright, then should we immediately return to Beijing?"
Le Tong looked at Ji Rui, "Ji Rui, why don’t you take someone else with Grandpa this time? It’s not appropriate for me to go with you now."
Although this cooperation proposal was very appealing to the Yang Family, if she went along, the focus of everyone might shift to her, causing trouble and interference, which would detrimental to the signing progress and be harmful to both parties.
The Old Master was sharp and immediately understood her intentions when Le Tong spoke, nodding in agreement.
"You’re right, girl. It’s really not suitable for you to appear now. So bear with it for a while, and when the cooperation is finalized, our two families will hold a joint cooperation conference, and simultaneously announce that you are the Yang Family’s granddaughter and your marriage news. How does that sound?"
Le Tong was indifferent about the latter. However, since she agreed to acknowledge him as Grandpa, announcing it publicly was a necessity.
"Hmm, Grandpa, you can decide on my background story; I have no objections. As for the marriage news, let’s delay it a bit."
Concerning the marriage, Le Tong felt that she needed to discuss it with Ji Rui before making a decision. As for the proposal last night and what happened today, those were truly out of necessity.
The grandfather and granddaughter reached a consensus, and the Old Master went into the study to call Yang Sheng to discuss the next steps, leaving Le Tong and Ji Rui in the living room.
Le Tong knew she was guilty of making a decision without prior discussion. Seeing the Old Master and Uncle Jing retreat into the study, she got up and sat down close to Ji Rui.
"Ji Rui, I’m sorry. I didn’t get your consent before proceeding with the cooperation with the Yang Family..."
Le Tong’s voice was as soft as a mosquito, her face pathetically seemed to spell out ’I’m wrong and willing to accept punishment.’
Originally, Ji Rui’s chest was indeed full of frustration, but seeing her self-conscious expression, eager to be forgiven, he found it impossible to voice his blame.
After all, her actions, regardless of the circumstances, weren’t they for the Ji Family and for him?
Thinking this way, although the joy of marriage was somewhat diluted, the feeling of being cherished by her grew stronger, enough to refill and overflow that diluted joy.
This Le Tong, who always put him first, how could he possibly blame her?
"Ji Rui..." Le Tong saw him looking at her silently without a word, assuming he was very angry, and cautiously moved closer and pecked his lips as an appeasement. "Are you really mad?"
Ji Rui lowered his eyes to meet her clear black eyes.
"No..."
Ji Rui sighed silently in his heart, even if she did something wrong, he couldn’t bear to be angry with her. What’s more, she hadn’t done anything wrong. Besides, she thoughtfully devised this scenario, merely for him to feel at ease in collaborating with the Yang Family.
And she was absolutely right; the cooperation, even setting aside the ties of friendship and family, was beneficial for both parties.
Acknowledging this, Ji Rui happily raised his hand to rub her head, "Thank you!"
Le Tong seemed somewhat surprised, blinked her eyes, then fixedly stared at him, her slender hand caught the mischievous hand on her head, interlocking her fingers with his.
"You really don’t blame me?"
Ji Rui held her hand firmly, kissed her long eyelashes, his deep eyes showing a faint smile.
"From any angle, I benefited, so why should I blame you?"
Le Tong was mildly puzzled, "Benefited? I think Ji Family lost out!"
"I gained a wife back; do you think I gained or lost?"
He’s a businessman, focused solely on the result, disregarding the process. And now this result was something he’d desired but never dared to reach out to. He should really thank the Old Master’s indifference earlier; otherwise, it might have taken much longer for her to willingly become his wife.
The smile in Ji Rui’s eyes slowly spread, his eye corners slightly flying up, casting off the earlier somber expression, now bursting with radiance that dazzled Le Tong.
"Look at you, so proud!" Le Tong lightly slapped the dazzlingly radiant face, the force as gentle as a tickle.
"Le Tong, honestly, I am truly happy." Ji Rui drew her lips to his lip corner and lightly bit her fingertip.
"Indeed, the matters in Y Country finally turned around." Le Tong exhaled a breath, expressing her thoughts.
Ji Rui suddenly bit down hard on the back of her hand, causing Le Tong to exclaim in surprise.
"Ji Rui, are you avenging yourself? Weren’t you not blaming me?" Le Tong glared at Ji Rui fiercely.
Ji Rui unyieldingly glared back at her, "Who said I’m happy because of Y Country’s matters?"
Ji Rui grumpily spoke, grabbing her other hand and biting on it in the same spot.
"Ow!" Le Tong involuntarily gasped.
"I’m happy because we finally got the certificate. It has nothing to do with Y Country or the cooperation with the Yang Family!"
Ji Rui previously thought of himself as someone who didn’t understand waste, a quintessential figure representing those oblivious to romance.
But recalling his first flower delivery, dimly deemed as a courier incident, he began to doubt. Speaking of lacking romance, Le Tong might surpass him.
And this accusation of not being romantic, judging by her reactions today, wasn’t it abundantly clear?
From the moment they got the certificate at the registry office till now, where had he seen her cheerful excitement from getting the certificate?
"Is your delight only about the cooperation proposal? Not a bit for the marriage certificate?" Ji Rui couldn’t help contesting.
Le Tong looked at the pink tooth marks on both backs of her hands, gritting her teeth in anger, this insufferable man indeed mastered repaying kindness with vendetta!
"Mr. Ji, you wronged me! I mean, as a low secretary who could sweep the streets and gather a carload, managing to snag someone as incredibly wealthy, handsome, and slick as you, why wouldn’t I be ecstatic?"
Ji Rui was amused by her, shaking his head with a laugh, knowing he was indeed being somewhat unreasonable.